I had to take a nap due to sleep problem. I left my phone with Tommy and told him to answer when cleaner called. She did and Tommy can remember nothing she said except one thing. She asked to speak to me. Then, she must have said something else because he told her he did not know my schedule. She said she would call later. It was a 32 second call. No, she has not called back.
Tomorrow, the ot comes, so no time for cleaner.
Today, I went to the Pig and Ace. Manager in charge of Ace today, could not help a woman with a battery for a remote. So, I did. He is not much of an employee.
I repaired the mailbox decoration. Tommy will put it back on tomorrow. The deer light up about 2 pm and shut off at 10 pm or earlier. Tommy will reprogram that tomorrow.
Tonight, we baked three small packages of chicken--4 drumsticks, 4 filets of breast, and two huge bscb; part will be for Christmas Day. We cooked with the chicken : potatoes, pound of carrots, and 2 lbs. of Brussels sprouts. One had a worm in it which I found before cooking, thankfully.
The last two nights have been a true test of the king-sized wool blanket. I felt not one breeze like I did before. I slept with king wool blanket, military wool blanket, cheap quilt and flannel sheets. It was heaven.
Plus, the injection site of the covid vaccine is terribly sore. It is in left arm, not my preferred arm for injections. I sleep on my left side, so I always get injections in my right arm because I won't sleep on that side. NOW, The lump and pain keep me up. It throbs. Tommy said his was very painful, too. It has been four days, and there is a larger lump each day and more pain. His hurt much worse after he carried in four cases of Dasani. Does a vaccine cause lump, pain, and raised temp in your arm?
When the leg therapy is used on me, it sometimes squeezes my toes together really tight. Last night, I almost cried. Later, my toe hurt so that I kept getting up, trying to care for it. It was 8 am before I managed to stop most of the pain and finally sleep. Late today, I finally quit limping!
Bubble lights for the tree are one of my fondest memories of my early childhood. Do you love them?
What is a fond memory of a Christmas decoration?
Oh, I love those lights . My kids aren’t fans, which is odd, as I would think after years of enforced Yuletide modesty they would be attracted to a bit more “bling.” Nope, they like small, multicolored incandescent bulbs.
ReplyDeleteI didn’t have a very Americanized Christmas growing up, so decorations were very sparse. The season was more of a gentle embrace of slowing down as winter settled in.
The main “decoration “ we had was the music. Again, not what most our peers knew…we were raised with beautiful Advent and Christmas music, in spite of being raised void of religious dogma. I would ask my sister to sing “Greensleeves” and “Gloria”” to me after we went to bed. More than once my father’s thunderous applause woke me after I nodded off! I was in elementary school before I heard the likes of “Frosty the Snowman “ and I didn’t like those much then either. I find it hilariously ironic that I know far more Christmas carols than my Christian raised husband who seemed to think “Frosty the Snowman “ counted as a Christmas carol. (And I don’t let that music play in my earshot…it literally hurts my ears.) Kids are the same. They did turn on Jethro Tull’s Christmas album last night though, while we sipped drinks and played Scrabble. I approve that behavior!
You typed “the ot comes.” Is that a typo, or are you getting visits from an occupational therapist as well? If so, I would be interested to hear what you think of it.
Merry Christmas.
Meg,
DeleteThe bubble lights fascinated me as a child. They are still a part of Christmas to me. I love all the music.
I am glad I grew up and learned to appreciate all the music. There are very few Christmas songs I dislike.
Yes, occupational therapist. She has been here once. If she could make an appointment more than one day ahead of time, I would be thrilled.